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Thursday, November 23, 2017

10-Year-Old Girl Shot While Watching TV Thanksgiving Morning

A 10-year-old girl was watching TV in her bedroom Thursday morning when a bullet flew through the window and hit her chest. She was pronounced dead a half hour later.

The North Side house was hit with several rounds around 7 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, but the young girl was the only one wounded inside. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the girl's teenage brother said he believed the shots were intended to hit him. Police believe the shooting was gang-related.

SAPD Chief William McManus told WOAI at the scene that the shooting was "beyond tragic."

"Any day is bad, but being Thanksgiving makes it worse," he said. "There will be a special place for this person when he goes to the next life. This is just unforgivable. I just don't understand how anyone can be so selfishly insensitive about who might be a victim, who might be on the other end of that bullet."